Panel on Technical standards and Geopolitics
Emily appears on a panel for Global Counsel's 'The Politics of Decoupling' digital conference, speaking about technical standards and geopolitics
Category: Internet Technology
Espionage and great power struggle on the seabed
Emily talks to Sverige Radio about how geopolitics is infecting the deepest layers of Internet infrastructure.
Towards Universal Connectivity
Emily moderates a discussion on the Giga project, a UN-supported initiative to connect every school in the world to the Internet.
The Microchip Shortage
Emily discusses with Evan Davis on the recent global chip shortage and what impacts that may have on the world of tech
Jeremy Fleming's speech on China and Tech
Emily Taylor speaks to the FT's Helen Warrell on the need for the UK to move beyond a pure containment strategy with China on tech.
Our software choices at Oxford Information Labs
A short burst discussion about 'Software at Oxil' - a quick overview of the software we use here at Oxil and a dive into the world of Web Apps from our senior web developer Oxford Information Labs.
Covid-19 trends in technology
Emily Taylor speaks on Chatham house's presentation on Covid-19 trends in technology discussion on the track and trace app and immunity passports.
How Software Works
A short burst discussion about 'How Software Works' - a quick overview of software, the software stack, and language features from our chief techie at Oxford Information Labs.
How COVID, Climate Change and Trump Created a Global Chip Shortage
Emily explains the three main drivers behind the global shortage of semiconductor chips.
Internet Network & the DNS
An overview of Oxford Information Labs' key technology for new staff, colleagues, friends, and the public. These are simple introductory lightning talks picking out the things that matter to OXIL right now.
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Trends in Technology
Emily's chapter on the UK track and trace app has been published today in Chatham House's 'The COVID-19 pandemic and trends in technology', edited by Joyce Hakmeh. The issues encountered during the development of track-and-trace apps as part of the fight against COVID-19 have highlighted significant differences in levels of accountability and transparency between the public and private sectors. This has underlined the areas of tension between corporate power and the authority of democratically elected governments, and the capacity of tech companies not just to deploy ‘soft’ power in the form of lobbying, but also to block access to essential technologies. The fragmented response to the COVID-19 pandemic has brought renewed focus on the lack of internationally agreed technical standards that are both privacy-respecting and secure by design. Such standards could potentially offer interoperability if individuals travel overseas, while at the same time guarding against overreach by some governments.
Do data protection laws really improve cybersecurity?
Data protection regulations must strike a difficult balance between individual privacy and cybersecurity. But what happens when a cyberattacker’s identity is masked in the name of privacy? How would existing laws in the European Union, United Kingdom, and India address this dilemma? What can proponents of federal privacy legislation in the US learn from these countries?